By Professor Ken Butcher

Journal articles

Sato S; Heeley E; Arima H; Delcourt C; Hirakawa Y; Pamidimukkala V; Li Z; Tao Q; Xu Y; Hennerici MG; Robinson T; Tzourio C; Lindley RI; Chalmers J; Anderson CS, 2015, 'Higher mortality in patients with right hemispheric intracerebral haemorrhage: INTERACT1 and 2', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 86, pp. 1319 - 1323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2014-309870

Yassi N; Churilov L; Campbell BCV; Sharma G; Bammer R; Desmond PM; Parsons MW; Albers GW; Donnan GA; Davis SM, 2015, 'The association between lesion location and functional outcome after ischemic stroke', International Journal of Stroke, 10, pp. 1270 - 1276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12537

Murthy SB; Moradiya Y; Dawson J; Lees KR; Hanley DF; Ziai WC, 2015, 'Perihematomal Edema and Functional Outcomes in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Influence of Hematoma Volume and Location', STROKE, 46, pp. 3088 - 3092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010054

Kate M; Gioia L; Buck B; Sivakumar L; Jeerakathil T; Shuaib A; Butcher K, 2015, 'Dabigatran Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Without Atrial Fibrillation', Stroke, 46, pp. 2685 - 2687, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010383

Thijs V; Butcher K, 2015, 'Challenges and misconceptions in the aetiology and management of atrial fibrillation-related strokes', European Journal of Internal Medicine, 26, pp. 461 - 467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2015.06.008

Casaubon LK; Boulanger JM; Blacquiere D; Boucher S; Brown K; Goddard T; Gordon J; Horton M; Lalonde J; Larivière C; Lavoie P; Leslie P; Mcneill J; Menon BK; Moses B; Penn M; Perry J; Snieder E; Tymianski D; Foley N; Smith EE; Gubitz G; Hill MD; Glasser E; Lindsay P; Joiner I; Lawrence S; Glasser E; Harriman ME; Marchese D; Dowlatshahi D; Poppe A; Yip S; Dukelow S; Lang E; Lafferty K; Graham I; Markle-Reid M; Green T; Kelly M; Ansley B; Phillips S; Kapral M; Kaczorowski J; Butcher K; Field T; Godin M; Hart R; Hartley C; Kaste M; Langhorne P; Mehdiratta M; O'Kelly C; Willems J; Demchuk A; Goyal M; Lum C; Cote R; Sharma M; Norrving B; Davis S; Donnan G; Campbell B; Saver J; Dippel D; Davalos A, 2015, 'CanadianStrokeBestPracticeRecommendations: Hyperacute Stroke Care Guidelines, Update 2015', International Journal of Stroke, 10, pp. 924 - 940, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12551

Kate MP; Riaz P; Gioia L; Sivakumar L; Jeerakathil T; Buck B; Beaulieu C; Butcher K, 2015, 'Dynamic Evolution of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Lesions in Patients With Minor Ischemic Stroke', Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation, 46, pp. 2318 - 2321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.009775

Baron CAL; Kate M; Gioia L; Butcher K; Emery D; Budde M; Beaulieu C, 2015, 'Reduction of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Contrast of Acute Ischemic Stroke at Short Diffusion Times', Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation, 46, pp. 2136 - 2141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.008815

Gioia LC; Kate M; Mccourt R; Gould B; Coutts SB; Dowlatshahi D; Asdaghi N; Jeerakathil T; Hill MD; Demchuk AM; Buck B; Emery D; Shuaib A; Butcher K, 2015, 'Perihematoma cerebral blood flow is unaffected by statin use in acute intracerebral hemorrhage patients', Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 35, pp. 1175 - 1180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.2015.36

Gioia LC; Kate M; Choi V; Sivakumar L; Jeerakathil T; Kosior J; Emery D; Butcher K, 2015, 'Ischemia in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Is Associated with Leukoaraiosis and Hematoma Volume, Not Blood Pressure Reduction', Stroke, 46, pp. 1541 - 1547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.008304

Choi V; Kate M; Kosior JC; Buck B; Steve T; Mccourt R; Jeerakathil T; Shuaib A; Emery D; Butcher K, 2015, 'National institutes of health stroke scale score is an unreliable predictor of perfusion deficits in acute stroke', International Journal of Stroke, 10, pp. 582 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12438

McCourt R; Gould B; Kate M; Asdaghi N; Kosior JC; Coutts S; Hill MD; Demchuk A; Jeerakathil T; Emery D; Butcher KS, 2015, 'Blood-Brain Barrier Compromise Does Not Predict Perihematoma Edema Growth in Intracerebral Hemorrhage', Stroke, 46, pp. 954 - 960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007544

Gioia LC; Kate M; Dowlatshahi D; Hill MD; Butcher K, 2015, 'Blood pressure management in acute intracerebral hemorrhage: Current evidence and ongoing controversies', Current Opinion in Critical Care, 21, pp. 99 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MCC.0000000000000182

Goyal M; Demchuk AM; Menon BK; Eesa M; Rempel JL; Thornton J; Roy D; Jovin TG; Willinsky RA; Sapkota BL; Dowlatshahi D; Frei DF; Kamal NR; Montanera WJ; Poppe AY; Ryckborst KJ; Silver FL; Shuaib A; Tampieri D; Williams D; Bang OY; Baxter BW; Burns PA; Choe H; Heo J-H; Holmstedt CA; Jankowitz B; Kelly M; Linares G; Mandzia JL; Shankar J; Sohn S-I; Swartz RH; Barber PA; Coutts SB; Smith EE; Morrish WF; Weill A; Subramaniam S; Mitha AP; Wong JH; Lowerison MW; Sajobi TT; Hill MD, 2015, 'Randomized Assessment of Rapid Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic Stroke', NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 372, pp. 1019 - 1030, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1414905

Priglinger M; Arima H; Anderson C; Krause M; Chalmers J; Huang Y; Wang JG; Bath P; Davis S; Kim J; Lindley R; Neal B; Morgenstern LB; MacMahon S; Woodward M; Butcher K; Chambers B; Donnan G; Levi C; Parsons MW; Dorsch N; Huang Y; Wang JG; Lu C; Chen S; Jiang JD; Liu Z; Zhang J; Kong L; Song Y; Wang Z; Wang W; Wu F; Yuan Y; Kim JS; Kim J; Simes J; Hankey G; Jamrozik K; Johnston S; Shunwei L; Skulina C; Peng B; Billot L; Li Q; Su S; Heritier S; Heeley E; Capper H; Chisholm J; Currie R; Fathers J; Hackett M; Homewood S; Jane K; Jones K; Leksuwat S; Mullane B; Pandey S; Patel A; Quilkey A; Scott J; Starzec G; Wadham A; Zeckendorf S; Han D; Ying S; Xu W; Zhang LJ; Huang Q; Li Y; Yan L; Kyung S, 2015, 'No relationship of lipid-lowering agents to hematoma growth: Pooled analysis of the intensive blood pressure reduction in acute cerebral hemorrhage trials studies', Stroke, 46, pp. 857 - 859, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007664

Lord AS; Gilmore E; Choi HA; Mayer SA; Hanley DF; Butcher K; Davis S; Gregson B; Lees KR; Lyden P; Mayer S; Muir K; Steiner T, 2015, 'Time course and predictors of neurological deterioration after intracerebral hemorrhage', Stroke, 46, pp. 647 - 652, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007704

Dey M; Stadnik A; Riad F; Zhang L; McBee N; Kase C; Carhuapoma JR; Ram M; Lane K; Ostapkovich N; Aldrich F; Aldrich C; Jallo J; Butcher K; Snider R; Hanley D; Ziai W; Awad IA, 2015, 'Bleeding and infection with external ventricular drainage: A systematic review in comparison with adjudicated adverse events in the ongoing Clot Lysis Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage Phase III (CLEAR-III IHV) trial', Neurosurgery, 76, pp. 291 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0000000000000624

Gioia LC; Kate M; Butcher K, 2015, 'Letter by Gioia et al regarding article, "blood pressure-lowering treatment with candesartan in patients with acute hemorrhagic stroke"', Stroke, 46, pp. e13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007807

Kamal N; Hill MD; Blacquiere DPV; Boulanger JM; Boyle K; Buck B; Butcher K; Camden MC; Casaubon LK; Côté R; Demchuk AM; Dowlatshahi D; Dubuc V; Field TS; Ghrooda E; Gioia L; Gladstone DJ; Goyal M; Gubitz GJ; Harris D; Hart RG; Hunter G; Jeerakathil T; Jin A; Khan K; Lang E; Lanthier S; Lindsay MP; Mackey A; Mandzia J; Mehdiratta M; Minuk J; Oczkowski W; Odier C; Penn A; Perry J; Pettersen JA; Phillips SJ; Poppe AY; Saposnik G; Selchen D; Shamy M; Sharma M; Shoamanesh A; Shuaib A; Silver F; Stotts G; Swartz R; Tamayo A; Teitelbaum J; Verreault S; Wein T; Yip S; Coutts SB, 2015, 'Rapid assessment and treatment of transient ischemic attacks and minor stroke in Canadian emergency departments: Time for a paradigm shift', Stroke, 46, pp. 2987 - 2990, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010454

Gioia LC; Zewude RT; Kate MP; Liss K; Rowe BH; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract 91: Prehospital Blood Pressure Differentiates Acute Stroke From Mimics', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.91

McCourt R; Gioia L; Kate M; Treit S; Beaulieu C; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract T P323: Corticospinal Tract Disruption in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage is Unrelated to Baseline Hematoma Volume', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.tp323

Gioia LC; Zewude RT; Kate MP; Liss K; Rowe BH; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract T P324: Prehospital Neurological Deterioration Predicts Intracerebral Hemorrhage', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.tp324

Kate M; Boyko M; Gioia L; Kosior J; McCourt R; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract W MP112: Hematoma Contraction In Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage Is Associated With Short-term Functional Outcome', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.wmp112

Riaz P; Kate MP; Gioia LC; Buck B; Jeerakathil T; Smyth P; Shuaib A; Emery D; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract W MP31: Penumbral Imaging-Based Thrombolysis with Tenecteplase is Feasible Up to 24 Hours After Symptom Onset', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.wmp31

Phoa K; Kate M; Gioia L; Buck B; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract W P306: Novel Oral Anticoagulant Initiation Within 14 days of Stroke Is Not Associated with Excess Hemorrhagic Transformation Rates', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.wp306

Zewude RT; Gioia LC; Kate MP; Liss K; Lowe BR; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract W P325: Hematoma Volumes Are Independent of Elevated Prehospital Blood Pressure in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.wp325

Kate M; Asdaghi N; Gioia L; Buck B; Jeerakathil T; Shuaib A; Butcher K, 2015, 'Abstract W P60: Blood Pressure Reduction In Acute Ischemic Stroke Does Not Affect Ischemic Core Tissue Perfusion', Stroke, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.wp60

Togtema G; Georgiev V; Georgieva D; Gergova R; Butcher KSA; Alexandrov D, 2015, 'GaN–InGaN LED efficiency reduction from parasitic electron currents in p-GaN', Solid-State Electronics, 103, pp. 44 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sse.2014.08.009

Terziyska PT; Butcher KSA; Rafailov P; Alexandrov D, 2015, 'Growth of vertically oriented InN nanorods from In-rich conditions on unintentionally patterned sapphire substrates', Applied Surface Science, 353, pp. 103 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.06.093

Kamal N; Benavente O; Boyle K; Buck B; Butcher K; Casaubon LK; Côté R; Demchuk AM; Deschaintre Y; Dowlatshahi D; Gubitz GJ; Hunter G; Jeerakathil T; Jin A; Lang E; Lanthier S; Lindsay P; Newcommon N; Mandzia J; Norris CM; Oczkowski W; Odier C; Phillips S; Poppe AY; Saposnik G; Selchen D; Shuaib A; Silver F; Smith EE; Stotts G; Suddes M; Swartz RH; Teal P; Watson T; Hill MD, 2014, 'Good is not Good Enough: The Benchmark Stroke Door-to-Needle Time Should be 30 Minutes', Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 41, pp. 694 - 696, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2014.41

Gould B; McCourt R; Gioia LC; Kate M; Hill MD; Asdaghi N; Dowlatshahi D; Jeerakathil T; Coutts SB; Demchuk AM; Emery D; Shuaib A; Butcher K, 2014, 'Acute blood pressure reduction in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage does not result in borderzone region hypoperfusion', Stroke, 45, pp. 2894 - 2899, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.005614

Tsivgoulis G; Katsanos AH; Butcher KS; Boviatsis E; Triantafyllou N; Rizos I; Alexandrov AV, 2014, 'Intensive blood pressure reduction in acute intracerebral hemorrhage: A meta-analysis', Neurology, 83, pp. 1523 - 1529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000000917

Jeerakathil T; Shuaib A; Majumdar SR; Demchuk AM; Butcher KS; Watson TJ; Dean N; Gordon D; Edmond C; Coutts SB, 2014, 'The Alberta Stroke Prevention in TIAs and mild strokes (ASPIRE) intervention: Rationale and design for evaluating the implementation of a province-wide TIA Triaging system', International Journal of Stroke, 9, pp. 135 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00881.x

Sivakumar L; Kate M; Gioia L; Camicioli R; Butcher K, 2014, 'Response to letter regarding article, "serial montreal cognitive assessments demonstrate reversible cognitive impairment in patients with acute transient ischemic attack and minor stroke"', Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation, 45, pp. e194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.006360

Sivakumar L; Camicioli R; Butcher K, 2014, 'Factors associated with cognitive decline in transient ischemic attack patients', Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 41, pp. 303 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0317167100017248

Gergova R; Butcher KSA; Binsted PW; Gogova D, 2014, 'Initial results for epitaxial growth of InN on gallium oxide and improved Migration-Enhanced Afterglow Epitaxy growth on gallium nitride', JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.4874535

Ziai WC; Tuhrim S; Lane K; Mcbee N; Lees K; Dawson J; Butcher K; Vespa P; Wright DW; Keyl PM; Mendelow AD; Kase C; Wijman C; Lapointe M; John S; Thompson R; Thompson C; Mayo S; Reilly P; Janis S; Awad I; Hanley DF, 2014, 'A multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled phase III study of Clot Lysis Evaluation of Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage (CLEAR III)', International Journal of Stroke, 9, pp. 536 - 542, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12097

Kate MP; Hansen MB; Mouridsen K; Østergaard L; Choi V; Gould BE; McCourt R; Hill MD; Demchuk AM; Coutts SB; Dowlatshahi D; Emery DJ; Buck BH; Butcher KS, 2014, 'Blood pressure reduction does not reduce perihematoma oxygenation: A CT perfusion study', Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 34, pp. 81 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.2013.164

McCourt R; Gould B; Gioia L; Kate M; Coutts SB; Dowlatshahi D; Asdaghi N; Jeerakathil T; Hill MD; Demchuk AM; Buck B; Emery D; Butcher K, 2014, 'Cerebral perfusion and blood pressure do not affect perihematoma edema growth in acute intracerebral hemorrhage', Stroke, 45, pp. 1292 - 1298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.003194

Stang L; Nahirniak S; Butcher K; Szkotak AJ, 2014, 'Dabigatran assessment in patients with acute complications using routine coagulation assays', Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis, 25, pp. 426 - 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MBC.0000000000000056

Asdaghi N; Campbell BCV; Butcher KS; Coulter JI; Modi J; Qazi A; Goyal M; Demchuk AM; Coutts SB, 2014, 'DWI Reversal Is Associated with Small Infarct Volume in Patients with TIA and Minor Stroke', American Journal of Neuroradiology, 35, pp. 660 - 666, http://dx.doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3733

Tamm A; Siddiqui M; Shuaib A; Butcher K; Jassal R; Muratoglu M; Buck BH, 2014, 'Impact of stroke care unit on patient outcomes in a community hospital', Stroke, 45, pp. 211 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/Strokeaha.113.002504

Kate M; Szkotak A; Witt A; Shuaib A; Butcher K, 2014, 'Proposed approach to thrombolysis in dabigatran-treated patients presenting with ischemic stroke', Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 23, pp. 1351 - 1355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.11.013

Sivakumar L; Kate M; Jeerakathil T; Camicioli R; Buck B; Butcher K, 2014, 'Serial montreal cognitive assessments demonstrate reversible cognitive impairment in patients with acute transient ischemic attack and minor stroke', Stroke, 45, pp. 1709 - 1715, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.004726

Kate M; Gould B; McCourt R; Gioia L; Hill M; Asdaghi N; Dowlatshahi D; Coutts S; Demchuk A; Buck B; Emery D; Jeerakathil T; Butcher K, 2014, 'Abstract 33: Cerebral Blood Flow in Leukoaraiosis Regions is Unaffected by Acute Lowering of Blood Pressure in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients.', Stroke, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.45.suppl_1.33

Butcher K; Kate M; Gioia L; Jeerakathil T; Buck B; Emery D; Khan K; Saqqur M; Shuaib A, 2014, 'Abstract 61: Safety and Feasibility of Acute Dabigatran Therapy in Minor Ischemic Stroke Patients Without Atrial Fibrillation.', Stroke, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.45.suppl_1.61

Asdaghi N; Coulter J; Modi J; Qazi A; Goyal M; Butcher KS; Coutts SB, 2014, 'Abstract T P292: Baseline Infarct Volume Predicts Disability in TIA and Minor Stroke Patients', Stroke, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.45.suppl_1.tp292

Riaz P; Kate M; Sivakumar L; Emery D; Butcher K, 2014, 'Abstract T P35: Baseline Diffusion Weighted Imaging Lesion Volume Predicts Disappearance of Infarct on Fluid Attenuated Inverse Recovery Sequences Within 30 Days of TIA/Minor Stroke', Stroke, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.45.suppl_1.tp35

Phoa K; Kate M; Shuaib A; Yaseen I; Butcher K; Buck B, 2014, 'Abstract W MP68: MRI Infarct Patterns Do Not Predict Long-Term Cardiac Rhythm Recorder Findings', Stroke, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.45.suppl_1.wmp68

Gioia LC; Choi V; Kate M; Emery D; Butcher K, 2014, 'Abstract W P258: Magnitude of Acute Blood Pressure Decrease Does Not Predict the Presence of Diffusion-Restricted Lesions in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage', Stroke, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.45.suppl_1.wp258

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